Stella & Rose's Books

WHAT WAS THEIR LIFE? AO TEA ROA
Written by Raymond Fawcett.
Stock no. 1502649
Published by The Gawthorn Press Limited. Very good condition.

A book about the Maoris. Tan cloth spine with pictorial paper boards. B/w photos and illustrations. 51 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Contents very good.

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ADVENTURES AT WINDSOR CASTLE
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by David Walsh.
Stock no. 1710990
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A boy living in the shadow of Windsor Castle discovers its history by taking part in it. Blue boards, black title to spine. B/w text illustrations. Ink price to front endpaper. Wrapper damp marked with tape repaired closed tears and some chipping.

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HAZY MOUNTAIN
Written by Donald Bisset. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1710978
Published by Puffin Books. 1975. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. 31 pages. ISBN: 0140501436. Light creasing to covers.

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NO ROOM TO SWING A CAT
Written by Ralph Steadman. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1312693
Published by Andersen Press Ltd.. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition.

Tom's room is so cluttered with toys that there's not even room to swing a cat or moose or dinosaur... Riotous and exuberant colour illustrations. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0862642418. Spine is very slightly browned else a fine copy.

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DROLL DOINGS
Written by The Cockiolly Bird. Illustrated by Harry Neilson.
Stock no. 1710936
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1900. Very good condition.

Animal tales in verse. Large format. Cloth spine, pictorial boards. Full-page colour illustrations. Area of surface loss to front panel. Edges worn. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few margin marks.

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JONES OF COLORADO
Written by Ralph Steadman. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1312669
Published by Ebury Press. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Steadman visits his friend hoping to avoid distractions and finish a new book. Instead, he met Jones and succumbed utterly to the cat's sly charm. He decided to buy a brand-new sketchbook - and this is the result... ISBN: 0091809452. SIGNED by Steadman to half-title with some slight transfer of ink to free-endpaper opposite. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is ever so slightly edge rubbed causing very slight grubbiness.

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FERGUS CRANE
Written by Paul Stewart. Illustrated by Chris Riddell.
Stock no. 1312667
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Thrill to the Stupendous Adventure as young Fergus attempts to rescue his schoolfriends from a dastardly villain. Pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 215 pages plus epilogue. ISBN: 0385607199. SIGNED by author and illustrator to title-page.

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QUEST FOR SITA
Written by Maurice Collis. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 1312662
Published by John Day. 1st USA 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with gilt title to spine and red vignette to front cover. 162 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to top and base of spine and a large section of loss to lower corner of front panel.

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JUST FOR A CHANGE
Written by May Byron. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick.
Stock no. 1710935
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. Circa 1910. Almost very good condition.

A little girl changes places with her doll... Small format (4.75 x 3.75"). Blue boards with white title and colour vignette to front cover. Colour illustrations and b/w vignettes throughout. Spine has a small repaired crack to base and has small chips to top and tail.

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THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE: ASSESSING THE LONG-TERM FUTURE
Written by C.M. Goodess; J.P. Palutikof; T.D. Davies.
Stock no. 1710906
Published by Belhaven Press; Lewis Publishers. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Studies in Climatology Series. The aim of the book is to examine the evidence of the last million years to determine naturally-induced mechanisms of climate change as a key to understanding present and future dimensions of change, both natural and anthropogenic. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xiii and 248 pages including index. ISBN: 1852932295. Initials in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has old price-label to rear panel.

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THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT (2 VOLUMES)
Written by D. Brune; D.V. Chapman; et al.
Stock no. 1710905
Published by Scandinavian Science Publisher. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

These two volumes provide an authoritative overview of all the major environmental topics. Their focus is on the current 'state of the art' as well as on the examination of future perspectives. Edited by Brune, Chapman, et al. White pictorial glazed boards. B/w charts and diagrams. ISBN: 352728771X. Boards lightly scuffed and a little grubby. Text block lightly browned and a little grubby. Initials in ink to top of front endpapers. A few corner creases. Else contents clean.

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CLIMATE IMPACT ASSESSMENT: STUDIES OF THE INTERACTION OF CLIMATE AND SOCIETY (SCOPE 27)
Written by Robert W. Kates; Jesse H. Ausubel; Mimi Berberian.
Stock no. 1710901
Published by John Wiley & Sons. 1986. Very good condition.

A comprehensive handbook of climate impact assessment, addressing the important issues of how to identify, study and respond to such impacts i.e. adjusting to changing climate, coping with extremes and matching human needs to climate endowment. Edited by Robert W. Kates, Jesse H. Ausubel and Mimi Berberian. Glazed boards. B/w graphs and charts. xxiv and 625 pages including index. ISBN: 0471906344. Tape marks to endpapers. Front pastedown has been placed at a slight angle so there is an overlap towards the top of the front board (binding error). Small initials in biro to front endpaper. Pencil erasure marks to front endpaper. Light beverage stain to lower vertical edge of text block and tip of margins. Else contents are clean. Rear board is a little browned.

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